IAM eGov/Mil Newsletter

• eGov/Mil Newsletter: November 17, 2020

  • UPDATE: Industry Review and Request Comments on the 2021 Defense Personal Property Program (DP3) Business Rules Proposed Changes and Updates to the following documents: 400NG Tariff, International Tender (IT), Tender of Service (TOS), and Claims and Liability Rules
  • Annual Qualifications: Certificate of Independent Pricing (CIP) and Certificate of Responsibility (COR) Review
  • Detention and Demurrage Charges See Steady Increase At Key Ports of Entry
  • Container Shortage: “It´s currently an enormous unseen challenge”
  • USTC J9 Conditions Based Movement Call (10 Nov)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: November 4, 2020

  • Virtual Annual Meeting Remains Available On-Demand Through Noon, November 25
  • UPDATE: USTRANSCOM Global Household Goods Contract
  • CHAMP Advisory Air Freight Surcharge Notice Effective 10-30-2020
  • DoD Non-Temp Storage Retrograde Contract RFI
  • Troops’ weight allowances for household goods moves may increase by next summer
  • USTC J9 Conditions-Based Movement Call (27 Oct)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: October 19, 2020

  • You Still Have Time to Register
  • Annual Qualifications: Certificate of Independent Pricing (CIP) and Certificate of Responsibility (COR) Review
  • USTC J9 Conditions Based Movement Call (13 Oct)
  • U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Issues Simplified Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application Form
  • FMCSA Announces Listening Session on Property Carrier Broker Petitions for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
  • Why You May Want to Wait to File for PPP Loan Forgiveness and Other Tips
  • Military Still Doesn't Have a Solution for Sky-High Cost of Moving Pets to New Duty Stations

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: October 8, 2020

  • Sneak Peek at Military and Government Sessions at the Annual Meeting
  • U.S. District Court Issues Injunction, Orders Agencies to Resume Processing and Issuance of H-2B and Other Work Visas
  • U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) Proposes Rule Aimed to Clarify Independent Contractor Eligibility
  • USTC J9 Conditions-Based Movement Call (29 Sep)
  • Telework May Become Air Force Norm

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: September 24, 2020

  • Military and Government Affairs Panel
  • California Closes Out Legislative Session
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (24 Sep)
  • 2020 Fall PPF Summary
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: September 9, 2020

  • Defense Personal Property Program (DP3) draft business rule changes for 2021
  • USTC J9 Conditions Based Movement Call (8 Sep)
  • Senate Republicans Formally Introduce Next Round of COVID-19 Relief Legislation
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter
  • USTC J9 Conditions Based Movement Call (1 Sep)
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (27 Aug)
  • USTC J9 Call August 25, 2020

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: August 26, 2020

  • USTC J9 Call August 25, 2020
  • USTC J9 COVID & Peak Season Calls (18 & 20 Aug) -- Combined Report
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (Aug 13)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: August 13, 2020

  • Greater Opportunities with IAM's Virtual Meeting
  • IT20 Change 4 Posted
  • GSA CHAMP Pre-Bid Meeting
  • USTC J9 Conditions-Based Movement Call (Aug 11)
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (6 Aug)
  • USTC J9 Weekly Telecons (28 & 30 July)
  • U.S. to End Spangdahlem Air Base’s Mission, Remove 11,900 Personnel From Germany
  • Refusal End Date of 25 August for the 2020 Peak Season

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 29, 2020

  • DoD Publishes Implementation Memo on Sec 889 of the 2019 NDAA
  • Sec 889 of the 2019 NDAA & Potential Impact to Government Approved Moving Companies
  • Senate Republican COVID Proposals
  • IAM Podcast Now Available
  • FMCSA - Truck Safety Summit (Aug. 5th)
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (23 July)
  • USTC J9 COVID-19 "Conditions Based" Movement Call (21 July)
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (16 July)
  • USTC J9 COVID-19 Call (14 Jul)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 15, 2020

  • IAM's New Address
  • GAO Bid Protests Filed on GHC Award
  • USTC J9 COVID-19 Call (14 Jul)
  • TAMS is Coming
  • Driver Access Issues Update: West Point, Fort Riley, Fort Wainwright
  • Female Leadership in Global Moving and Mobility: A Conversation With Industry Leaders
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (9 July)
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (2 July)
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 1, 2020

  • After Protest, DoD Upholds $7.2 Billion Military Moves Contract to New Jersey Company
  • Logistical Hurdles Could Slow Troop Withdrawal from Germany
  • IAM Extends Early Bird Registration Through July
  • USTC J9 Stop Movement/COVID-19 Call (30 Jun)
  • U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Completes Mark-Up of FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
  • 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, section 889
  • Special Opportunity for Governing Members
  • Get IAM Government and Military News in Your Email
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (25 June)
  • HASC Readiness Mark Issued
  • House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Begins Highway Reauthorization
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: June 17, 2020

  • TRANSCOM pulls back $7 billion contract to privatize military household goods moves
  • New Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Guidance Issued by the Treasury Department
  • Register Now for Early Bird Savings
  • Funding for Truck Parking
  • Change in AMC port
  • USTC J9 Advisories Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Passes and Issues FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Summary
  • House Surface Transportation Bill
  • Introducing the 2020 Class of IAM Hall of Honor Members
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (11 June)
  • USTC J9 Stop Movement Call (9 June)
  • USTC J9 Peak Season Call (4 June)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: June 3, 2020

  • FMCSA Releases Much-Anticipated Final HOS Rule
  • FMCSA Hours of Service: Times They Are A-Changing
  • USTC J9 COVID-19/Stop Movement Call (2 June)
  • Register now for the IAM Annual Meeting & Expo with IAM's No Risk Policy
  • USTC J9 Updates Since Last eGov/Mil Newsletter
  • Nominations are now open for YP Chair and Vice Chair - Deadline June 10
  • U.S. Military Stop-Movement Orders to Be Lifted Immediately at Some Bases
  • So You Have Your PPP Loan – Time to Get It Forgiven!
  • IAM to Move its Office in July

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 20, 2020

  • USTC J9 COVID-19/Stop Movement Call (19 May)
  • CSS Scores are in DPS
  • Recent USTC-J9 Updates
  • Recent USTRANSCOM and GSA Meeting Notes
  • Military Families Making Summer PCS Moves Will Have to Follow These Strict Rules
  • SecDef Keeps Military Stop-Movement Order in Place After Review
  • MARADMIN 285/30 details permanent change of station tier system
  • Army Delays Most Winter Personnel Moves, But Plans to Grant Exceptions

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 6, 2020

  • USTRANSCOM Awards Global Household Goods Contract
  • Annual Meeting Website is Live
  • USTC J9 Stop Movement/COVID-19 Call (5 May)
  • USTC J9 Stop Movement/COVID-19 Call (1 May)
  • Military Movers Bleed Red Ink as Troop Transfers Delayed Anew
  • Army expects to PCS hundreds of high-priority soldiers with new exemption to stop-movement order
  • RPP Delivers More Than $300 USD Back to IAM Members
  • Membership Cancelations
  • First Weekly USTC J9 Peak Season Call (30 April)
  • USTC J9 Stop Movement/COVID-19 Call (28 April)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: April 22, 2020

  • Modification and Reissuance of DoD Response to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
  • DoD travel ban amid coronavirus pandemic extended to June 30
  • USTC J9 Stop Movement/COVID-19 Call (21 April)
  • Protecting the Force During Personal Property Shipments
  • Online Petition: STOP the Privatization of Military Household Goods Move Distribution
  • Change 4 to the 400NG and International Tender (IT) Addressing the DOD Stop Movement Adjustment
  • USTRANSCOM J9 Non-Peak Season Call (9 Apr)
  • Call for Webinar/Round Table Topics
  • USTRANSCOM J9 Calls Last Week
  • Weekly GSA COVID-19 Impacts - Supplier Relocation Community
  • COVID-19 Resources for Members

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: April 8, 2020

  • USTC J9 Teleconference with Industry Representatives (7 April)
  • USTRANSCOM J9 Personal Property Forum (PPF) Day 1 and Day 2 Notes and Slides
  • Updates from GSA’s Weekly Teleconference on COVID-19 Impacts with TSP Relocation Community
  • IAM to Host a Virtual Round Table Panel Discussion
  • Governing Members get Three Free YP Memberships
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Releases Report on DoD “Movement of Household Goods”
  • OSD Issues Guidance on Use of Cloth Face Coverings on DoD Installations
  • COVID-19 Relief Package Clarification
  • USTC J9 Teleconference with Industry Representatives (3 April)
  • Update on Reweigh Table Coming Soon to the International Tender (IT20)
  • IAM & AMSA Engage GEN Lyons on DoD Support for Financial Relief
  • Air Force Chief of Staff: Expect Military Movement Ban to be Extended
  • Coast Guard “Float Plan” and “Assist Team” will Support Members During PCS

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: March 25, 2020

  • Limited Seats Remain for Today's Virtual Roundtable Discussion on the DoD Stop Movement Order - ACT NOW
  • USTRANSCOM J9 Issues Updated Advisory #20-0058B Update (24 March) on Stop Movement Guidance
  • GSA Holds Teleconference on COVID-19 Impacts with TSP Relocation Community
  • USTRANSCOM J9 DP3 Industry Call - Stop Movement Order
  • IAM and AMSA Working Together to Address Industry Funding Support from Congress and Designation of HHG Moving Industry as an Essential Function
  • Military Times: Sudden halt on military moves due to coronavirus could cripple industry

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: March 11, 2020

  • USTRANSCOM Issues “Stop Movement” Advisory for Army DP3 Shipments to/from Italy and Korea
  • DHS Announces Availability of 35,000 Supplemental H-2B Visas
  • JPPSO-NC Volume Move Memo
  • Air Force Personal Property Activity (PPA) Releases 2020 Peak Season Special Interest Items (SIIs)
  • AMSA Cancels 2020 Conference
  • USTRANSCOM-Europe Cancels Personal Property Meeting
  • JPPSO-SC Industry Day Notes
  • USTRANSCOM Provides Input to Notification of Loss or Damage Forms
  • Military.com: 7 Military Move Changes Coming This Spring
  • Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) Industry Days

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: February 26, 2020

  • Amendment 4 to GSA’s 2019-2020 CHAMP RFO
  • Industry Pre-Personal Property Forum (PPF) Meeting
  • SDDC’s Electronic Transportation Acquisition (ETA) Portal to Sunset Soon
  • USTRANSCOM’s Review of Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Data
  • Round Two Rate Rejections and Traffic Distribution List (TDL)
  • USTRANSCOM Announces Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF)
  • Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) Industry Days

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: February 12, 2020

  • General Services Administration (GSA) Provides US Flag Non-Availability Guidance
  • USTC Updates Non-Temp Storage Contract (NTSC) Details
  • IAM Teams with American Trucking Association (ATA) on Service Contract Act (SCA) Language
  • USTRANSCOM Announces Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF)
  • Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) Industry Days

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: January 29, 2020

  • U.S. Transportation Command (USTC) Clarifies Inconvenience Claim Rules
  • ETA Portal to Sunset 31 March 2020
  • USTC Updates Rate Filing Advisory
  • Non-Temporary Storage Rate Rankings
  • Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) Industry Days

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: December 9, 2019

  • Non-Temporary Storage Contract Industry Day 
  • Seeking Signatures for an Industry Letter to Commander of USTRANSCOM
  • DP3 Rate Filing Message and Business Rule Changes for 2020 Due out Today
  • GAO Protest Filed on Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • IT 20 Special Solicitation Details
  • Work-Around for DPS Analytics
  • USTRANSCOM Advisory on Annual Qualifications
  • CONTRIBUTE to the Portal Magazine's March/April Feature

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 31, 2019

  • Inconvenience Claims for Shipments Coming out of SIT: a Q&A with USTC
  • USTRANSCOM Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) Update: Bundling Notification
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (30 May)
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (23 May)
  • IAM’s Seventh & Eighth Articles in a Series of Op-Ed Pieces on DoD’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Requirement for Seals Removed from Tender of Service
  • On-Base Families Forced to Contend with Health Hazards at Home

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